Career diplomat Sung Kim sworn in by Secretary of State John Kerry as new ambassador to the Philippines

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State John Kerry swore in a new U.S. ambassador to the Philippines on Thursday, and the two men vowed to continue the U.S. commitment to its alliance with Manila, as strains have flared between the two countries.

Mr. Kerry said he is confident about the future of the relationship “notwithstanding a difference here or there about one thing or another.”